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Hearing 3 months agoDENIED as moot.

HOOTAN SHARIAT ET AL VS. FIONA WALSH-DINAN ET AL

Motion To Compel Defendant/Cross-Defendant Chienshen Steven Huang To Attend And Produce Documents At Deposition

Hearing date
May 7, 2026
Department
302
Prevailing
Opposing Party

Motion type

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Parties

PlaintiffHOOTAN SHARIAT
DefendantFIONA WALSH-DINAN
DefendantCHIENSHEN STEVEN HUANG

Ruling

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Thursday, May 07, 2026, Line 3.

Defendants and Cross-Complainants' motion to compel Chienshen Steven Huang to appear for deposition is DENIED as moot. The record demonstrates that the parties have resolved this discovery dispute. After movant filed this motion, the parties agreed that the Huang deposition will occur on May 5, 2026. (Serrano Decl., pars. 2-4, Exs. 1, 2.) Thus, the motion is denied as moot.

Defendants and Cross-Complainants are ordered to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the above text and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for this hearing.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 302 Zoom ID 160 409 7690; Passcode 516287.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.

The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address. =(302/JMQ) | |

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